1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
NCAA tournament, Fourth Place
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	21–7 (12–2 Big Eight)
Head coach	Tex Winter (11th season);
Home arena	Ahearn Field House
	Seasons ← 1962–63 1964–65 →

1963–64 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	12	–	2	.857	22	–	7	.759
Colorado	9	–	5	.643	15	–	10	.600
Kansas	8	–	6	.571	13	–	12	.520
Oklahoma State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	10	.600
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Iowa State	5	–	9	.357	9	–	16	.360
Nebraska	5	–	9	.357	7	–	18	.280
Oklahoma	3	–	11	.214	7	–	18	.280

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his 11th year at the helm. The Wildcats, powered by a 13-game winning streak, finished with a record of 22–7 (12–2 Big 8), and reached the Final Four.

The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.

Roster

1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Willie Murrell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Taft, Oklahoma

Head coach

Tex Winter

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 30, 1963*	Minnesota	L 66–76	0–1	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 7, 1963*	at Saint Louis	W 68–67	1–1	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 9, 1963*	at Indiana	W 93–84	2–1	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 13, 1963*	vs. UCLA	L 75–78	2–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 14, 1963*	USC	W 82–58	3–2	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 18, 1963*	Denver	W 72–65	4–2	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 23, 1963*	at No. 5 Cincinnati	L 70–72	4–3	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 26, 1963*	vs. Nebraska Big 8 Holiday Tournament	W 100–78	5–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 28, 1963*	vs. Missouri Big 8 Holiday Tournament	W 84–67	6–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1963*	vs. Oklahoma State Big 8 Holiday Tournament	W 58–55	7–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Big Eight Regular season
Jan 6, 1964	Colorado	L 59–60	7–4 (0–1)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 11, 1964	Iowa State	W 73–52	8–4 (1–1)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 13, 1964	at Oklahoma State	L 58–77	8–5 (1–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 27, 1964	at Oklahoma	W 97–91	9–5 (2–2)	Field House Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 1, 1964	Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 58–55	10–5 (3–2)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
Feb 3, 1964	at Nebraska	W 73–66 ^OT	11–5 (4–2)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 8, 1964	at Colorado	W 60–59 ^OT	12–5 (5–2)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Feb 15, 1964	at Missouri	W 89–79 ^OT	13–5 (6–2)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
Feb 17, 1964	Nebraska	W 50–48	14–5 (7–2)	Ahearn Field House
Feb 22, 1964	at Kansas Sunflower showdown	W 70–46	15–5 (8–2)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 29, 1964	Oklahoma	W 99–70	16–5 (9–2)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 2, 1964	Oklahoma State	W 63–59 ^OT	17–5 (10–2)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 7, 1964	Missouri	W 88–68	18–5 (11–2)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 9, 1964	at Iowa State	W 74–69	19–5 (12–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1964*	vs. Texas-El Paso Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 64–60	20–5	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, KS
Mar 14, 1964*	vs. No. 5 Wichita Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight	W 94–86	21–5	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, KS
Mar 20, 1964*	vs. No. 1 UCLA National semifinal – Final Four	L 84–90^[2]	21–6	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
Mar 21, 1964*	vs. No. 2 Michigan National consolation Game – Third Place	L 90–100	21–7	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	16	19	17	17	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	15	12

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "U.C.LA Defeats Kansas State and Duke Subdues Michigan in Semifinals". The New York Times. March 21, 1964. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 715–716. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1963-64 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "U.C.LA Defeats Kansas State and Duke Subdues Michigan in Semifinals". The New York Times. March 21, 1964. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[3] "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 715–716. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] "1963-64 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

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Venues	Manhattan YMCA (1902–1911) Nichols Hall (1911–1950) Ahearn Field House (1950–1988) Bramlage Coliseum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Kansas
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Kansas Wildcats" "Wabash Cannonball" Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics